Breakdown of Pidän tästä paahdosta, koska se on yhä täyteläisempi.
tämä
this
olla
to be
se
it / he / she (of a person) / that
koska
because
Questions & Answers about Pidän tästä paahdosta, koska se on yhä täyteläisempi.
The lesson is about using entistä + comparative. Why does this sentence use yhä täyteläisempi instead, and what is the difference?
Both are used to express that something has more of a quality than before. However, yhä + comparative means 'increasingly' or 'more and more', implying a continuous, ongoing change. Entistä + comparative simply compares the present to the past ('more full-bodied than before').
Does the word yhä have other meanings besides 'increasingly'?
Yes, on its own, yhä commonly means 'still' (for example, 'Hän on yhä täällä' means 'He is still here'). However, when placed directly in front of a comparative adjective like täyteläisempi, it always translates to 'increasingly' or 'more and more'.
How does the word paahto become paahdosta here?
The verb pitää (to like) requires the elative case (-sta / -stä). When adding the ending to paahto (roast), it triggers consonant gradation where the strong ht weakens to hd, giving us paahdosta.
What is the base form of täyteläisempi, and how do we build its comparative form?